Kasa Smart 3-Outlet Power Strip KP303 Dead
Hi
I have a TP-Link Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Power Strip model KP303, it's only a few months old. It's only had a very small load connected to it running a small fish tank.
This morning I noticed the attached devices had lost power and the smart strip itself has stopped working.
Symptoms are:
- The white "Protected" light does light up.
- The white "SYS" light does not light up.
- None of the 3 outlets will switch on - pressing the on/off button next to each outlet doesn't do anything, and the white power LED's next to each outlet remain off.
- The 2x USB ports on the power strip are dead.
- The power strip no longer connects to my wireless network.
I have tried leaving the power strip unplugged for a couple of hours to see if it will reset, but no luck. It remains dead.
Anyone any ideas how to solve this?
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@davidg202 Hello,
May I know was there any thunder / light weather or power outage or firmware upgrade failure caused this issue?
You could try a different wall socket, if still the same issue,sorry to tell you it should be faulty, and it is recommend to contact the local retailer or local support to check warranty.
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@Solla-topee Hi
The weather has been normal. There have been no thunderstorms etc within the last few weeks.
I have 2 other working KP303 power strips which are both on firmware version 1.0.4 so I would expect the faulty strip should also be on version 1.0.4. I don't know how to manually update the firmware on them.
I bought them from Amazon, will double check exactly when I bought it for the warranty.
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@davidg202 Hello,
If smart device still broadcasts default SSID or obtain IP address from router , we might have a way to update the firmware,if it is totally dead with no SSID broadcasting even after factory reset, I'm afraid it is defective on its hardware and need a replacement. Thank you for helping with troubleshooting, have a nice day!
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@Solla-topee Hi
I have submitted a support ticket via the TP-Link website to begin the RMA process.
I have confirmed from my router that the power strip is not connecting to my network. Nor is it broadcasting a default SSID.
I tried following the factory reset process by holding down the on/off buttons but nothing happens. It's dead.
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@davidg202 Thank you for your update, our support will follow up your case through that support email.
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@davidg202 me too. tried .
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@davidg202 I have 2 of these KP303 strips and just found out 1 of mine has this exact same issue. No SYS light and nothing will recover it.
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@davidg202 I took my dead one apart and found a blown chip on the board. Quite blown I might add.....took a couple other components with it.
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